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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Shocking as it may be...

Occasionally, it gets cold in my corner of California.

(Take a moment and imagine me standing on top of a step stool next to a frosty car in the driveway at eight in the morning. No outfit would ever make this normal so I'll spare you. Good thing I don't give a rat's what the neighbors think. Then again, I'm not sure how many were actually awake at that hour on a weekend morning.)

Dainty Bubbles is the pattern. It's related to the Slouchy Bubbles hat I knit for our Cindy last month. This is the pattern I was working on when I realized that I really am a Magic Looper. I'm hoping that's a good thing but who knows...

The yarn has been in my stash for a million years. It's a bit rustic, shall we say? It was sheepy and interesting and it's going to be a while before I know what I think about it. I do know I'm glad that it's Mitten Month and I am therefore off the hook for a bit when it comes to whether or not there will be a matching hat.

While I was waiting for the mittens to dry (and for the frost to arrive), I crankied out a pair of fingerless mitts.

I know. It's a crap photo. I've never been good selfies. Shut up.

Two strands of sock weight yarn held together. Extra long fingers that can be folded back when necessary. They are surprisingly warm and I may need to knit myself a pair as this pair went to my mum.

My favorite thing about those mitts is that the ribbing on the thumbs are perfect. You can't tell where I picked up stitches. It's a tiny detail that no one will ever notice but, for me, it's a sign that I am getting better at this glove/mitten/mitt business. For me, if the skill set isn't improving I'm in trouble.

Unless it's 2x2 rib socks. I think I've knit of them over the years to know how they work. ;^)

So pretty. I don't know about you, but I get darned cranky when my hands are cold. And, I love the fingerless mitts. Are they a warm brown or plum? And, I'm with Gayle, do you even own an ice scraper or do you use a credit card? Hugs, dumplin'!

Thanks to Carrie for pointing out "crankied" -- it IS perfect! As are the mittens and the fingerless thingies. BTW, exactly how cold is "...cold in my corner of California"? If it is above zero I shall disown you. (+5˚F here right now @ 1:37pm).

I had to use a dust pan as a scraper. The things we no snow people will do. I love the fold over mitts. I threw aside the color work and went for a straight on mitten again. It's too cold to mess around.

Afterthought or gusset thumb on the fingerless? I'm still working on the afterthought looking good. I can get a gusset all picked up nicely. Maybe I should do more of the others. Of course, I don't like how they fit as much.

The local "news" was on in the other room tonight and the "story" was about the cold and then at the end the reporter acknowledged that most of the rest of the country would be highly amused that this was "news". Then they turned it over to the weather lady with the gigantic rack. And that is why I don't watch the "news".

The mittens are lovely and so are the mitts! When I lived in your neck of the woods I remember we had snow, once. The neighbor kids went crazy playing in it. So I do believe you get "cold" weather. We'll be having some of your usual cold weather today. It's going to be 55 in Boston:)

Perfect mitts for the SLC weather. It's hovering around 0-1 degrees this morning. You should see me with leg warmers over my skinning pants. Truly, it is NOT chic. I am the crazy old lady in layers of hand knits.

Nice work as usual! I've gone off the deep end and joined a swap, for which I am knitting a pair of fingerless gloves. The pattern's a bit fiddly though...seems like there are made up stitches just because. Kind of making me cranky. :-)

Your Dainty Bubbles are so beautiful and look wonderfully warm. I love the idea of the fingerless mitts with the extended portion you can fold back, and I definitely think you need a pair for yourself. It is one of my favorite things when I see I have improved. Yay, learning! Yay, skills! xoxo

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